When the car ran a 7.98 @ 90 mph, it spun maybe a quarter turn. My brother and some friends were watching and they were keeping an eye on the tires on every run. Traction did not seem to be an issue. I have the Hoosier Quick Time Pro's wtih the big Hoosier lettering on the side, so it is easy to see if they are spinning or not. I was running 20 psi in the rear tires, 35 in the front and I have mulit leaf springs with cal tracks. The tires are 28 tall and 10 inch tread.
The car never gets into third gear in the 1/8th. It is running ~5900 RPM at the end of the 1/8th in second gear.
I am shallow staging exactly the same method you explained
I probably will not get new heads for a long time. These ones have significant porting. I wanted them since the car is street/strip and I am running a somewhat mild cam.
One other thing; sometimes, when I let off the gas on my burnout, it would die. When I restarted it, it would puff black smoke for a second. There was a correlation to the car dieing after the burnout and having trouble when it was shifted into second.
Thanks a lot for the replys
Adam